A mathematical model to describe bending mechanics of polypyrrole (PPy) actuators

IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM

Volumn 2, Issue , 2005, Pages 1029-1034

  Alici, Gürsel ^a   Metz, Philippe ^b   Spinks, Geoffrey M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b Campus de Clermont Ferrand   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LUMPED PARAMETER NETWORKS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYPYRROLES; STRAIN;

BENDING MECHANICS; POLYPYRROLE ACTUATORS; THERMAL STRAIN;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 27644570752     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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